Bears
| 03/13/26 vs Pocatello | 8-7 |
| 03/12/26 vs Grantsville | 14-4 |
| 03/11/26 @ Syracuse | 9-3 |
| 03/06/26 vs Richfield | 11-0 |
| 03/06/26 vs Mater Academy East Las Vegas | 5-2 |
| + 2 more games |
Bear River strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Pocatello Thunder. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunder, too.
Broxton Gardner made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those stolen bases were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Jackson Barfuss was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallen Rice, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Bear River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Bear River's victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bear River will host Bountiful at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pocatello, they will welcome Jerome at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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